[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 155 (Thursday, August 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 49735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20427]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-938]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic 
of China: Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Effective Date: August 11, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Jordan or Sergio Balbontin at 
(202) 482-1540 or (202) 482-6478; AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

Background

    On May 2, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published a notice announcing the opportunity to request an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on citric acid 
and certain citrate salts (``citric acid'') from the People's Republic 
of China (``PRC''). See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 76 FR 24460 (May 2, 2011). On May 31, 2011, 
Huangshi Xinghua Biochemical Co., Ltd. (``Xinghua''), a producer and 
exporter of citric acid, timely requested that the Department conduct 
an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on citric 
acid, covering merchandise exported by Xinghua during the period of 
January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department published a notice initiating this 
administrative review with regard to Xinghua. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request 
for Revocation in Part, 76 FR 37781 (June 28, 2011).

Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. On 
July 27, 2011, Xinghua withdrew its request for review of itself within 
the 90-day period. Therefore, in response to Xinghua's timely 
withdrawal request, and as no other party requested a review of 
Xinghua, the Department is rescinding this administrative review with 
respect to Xinghua.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. 
For Xinghua, the countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates equal 
to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the 
time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to 
issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date 
of publication of this notice of rescission of administrative review 
with respect to Xinghua.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion 
to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply 
with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This notice of rescission is issued and published in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 4, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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